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Posted: 8/23/2016 1:39:27 PM EDT
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Hey yall, I live in King George, and the local gunsmith wants to charge the $50 to install a barrel onto an upper. No float tube, just the regular handguard setup. The barrel and bolt came from another project and are already headspaced. I was wondering if this is too much to chare for what seems to me like a simple service. In reality, for what I see charged in my part of the country(MT) that sounds about normal, which is why I bought the tools and do it myself. |
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Posted: 8/23/2016 5:40:47 PM EDT
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To me, yes, that is expensive. If you come to Powhatan I will do it free
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Posted: 8/23/2016 5:42:39 PM EDT
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If you want to take a vacation and come out my way, I will do it for you as well. Might cost you a bit more to get here than pay the smith to do it!
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Posted: 8/23/2016 7:07:09 PM EDT
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Average shops in my area charge you for at least 1 hour , for the Smiths time then increments of a quarter hour for anything over. So $50 is about what I would expect. . At that Price point if you are even a little bit handy buying a barrel wrench and a Upper receiver block and watching a couple of Videos , might prove to be your best long term bet.
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Posted: 8/23/2016 9:27:48 PM EDT
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If you look at what most online retailers charge for upper assembly, $55 and up, then consider two way shipping/ins, you are getting a good deal. If you trust the local smith. Even if its just a barrel to the receiver they still charge you the full upper assembly, so have them do everything.
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Posted: 8/24/2016 9:47:15 AM EDT
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A guy has to make a living.
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Posted: 8/24/2016 1:04:26 PM EDT
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Hey yall, I live in King George, and the local gunsmith wants to charge the $50 to install a barrel onto an upper. No float tube, just the regular handguard setup. The barrel and bolt came from another project and are already headspaced. I was wondering if this is too much to chare for what seems to me like a simple service. If you feel like driving 2 hours to Winchester area I'll do it for ya lol. |
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